Most of Sierra View commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
344 jobs are based in Sierra View for 1,871 working residents. Only 1% stay in Sierra View for work; outside it, Pocono Township is the main destination (9%, 7 miles). 8% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Sierra View apart
Sierra View workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Sierra View is a place people come home to
There are 344 jobs based in Sierra View, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Sierra View’s commute takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sierra View workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,390 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Sierra View by day and by night
On a workday 1,844 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 317 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,800 people are in Sierra View on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Sierra View’s working residents head each day
Where Sierra View clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Sierra View
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sierra View, 2013 → 2023: 130 → 344. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sierra View’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Sierra View
About 28% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Sierra View compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sierra View workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra View | – | — | — | 36 min | $84,315 |
| Indian Mountain Lake | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Sun Valley | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Indian Mountain Lake and Sun Valley: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sierra View’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Sierra View: questions
What is the median household income in Sierra View?
$84,315 (±$17,587) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sierra View?
7.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sierra View?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sierra View work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pocono Township (9%, 7 mi), Chestnuthill Township (7%, 2 mi), New York City (5%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sierra View without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sierra View, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sierra View
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.